34 members take on a 1.2 mile, 450 foot (150 metre) trail ascent from the Old Belfast Road to Scrabo Tower, dubbed the Race to the Tower despite wind, horizontal rain and a Tower that was barely visible!

We are totally inspired by the number of Striders that took part in this years Last One Standing event, held at Castle Ward on Saturday. Their dedication to the gruelling training and determination to achieve their goals was amazing and we are so proud!

Congratulations to 71 of our members who conquered the challenging 13.1 mile course in style and to the many other members who marshalled and manned the water station with so much enthusisam and energy. To say we are bursting with purple pride would be an understatement!

Members took full advantage of the glorious weekend weather by running at four local Parkruns, the very popular 5 km races held on Saturday mornings across the country. Eighteen members participated in two runs in North Down and two events in East Belfast on the 25th March...

Our members were about in force this weekend representing the club! There were some amazing achievements, with lots of people completing their first Half Marathon! Well done to everyone, with training and great company look what you have achieved!!

We are so excited to publish our first Kit Corner, written to provide members with some help and advice towards what gear they can invest in for their training.

Many of you know Michael Honeyman from our training nights, a qualified personal trainer, he has a wealth of running experience in various types of terrains and seasons. He has kindly taken the time to research and write a series of articles for us on running gear available for the season.